TY - JOUR
T1 - Circulating Neuroendocrine Gene Transcripts (NETest)
T2 - A Postoperative Strategy for Early Identification of the Efficacy of Radical Surgery for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
AU - Partelli, Stefano
AU - Andreasi, Valentina
AU - Muffatti, Francesca
AU - Schiavo Lena, Marco
AU - Falconi, Massimo
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Valentina Andreasi (PhD Studentship) and Dr. Francesca Muffatti (Research Fellowship) were supported by a legacy donation from Ms. Gioja Bianca Costanza.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Society of Surgical Oncology.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Background: Surgery remains the only treatment for the cure of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs). Biomarkers to identify the completeness of resection and predict recurrence are lacking. Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate if the blood measurement of neuroendocrine gene transcripts (NETest) was diagnostic of PanNETs, and whether NETest blood levels could identify complete resection. We compared transcript analysis with the biomarker chromogranin A (CgA). Methods: This was a prospective, longitudinal, single-center study including 30 patients with a postoperative histological confirmation of PanNET. Blood for NETest and CgA was collected preoperatively and on postoperative day (POD) 1, POD5, and POD30. Transcripts were measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and multianalyte algorithmic analysis (NETest; normal < 20), and CgA was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; normal < 109 ng/mL). Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Results: Pancreatic surgical resections (n = 30) were R0, 26; R1, 2; and R2, 2. Preoperatively, NETest score was elevated in all 30 patients (44.7 ± 27), but postoperatively, NETest scores significantly decreased (p = 0.006) to POD30 (24.7 ± 24). The proportion of patients (15/30) with an elevated score significantly decreased by POD30 (p < 0.0001). CgA levels were elevated preoperatively (184 ± 360 ng/mL) in only 9/30 patients, but did not decrease significantly postoperatively at POD30 (260 ± 589 ng/mL, p = 0.398). The number of patients with elevated CgA levels remained unchanged (9/30). Conclusions: The NETest is an accurate diagnostic biomarker for PanNETs (100%). A decrease in NETest levels after radical resection suggests this blood test provides early assessment of surgical efficacy. CgA had no clinical utility.
AB - Background: Surgery remains the only treatment for the cure of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs). Biomarkers to identify the completeness of resection and predict recurrence are lacking. Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate if the blood measurement of neuroendocrine gene transcripts (NETest) was diagnostic of PanNETs, and whether NETest blood levels could identify complete resection. We compared transcript analysis with the biomarker chromogranin A (CgA). Methods: This was a prospective, longitudinal, single-center study including 30 patients with a postoperative histological confirmation of PanNET. Blood for NETest and CgA was collected preoperatively and on postoperative day (POD) 1, POD5, and POD30. Transcripts were measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and multianalyte algorithmic analysis (NETest; normal < 20), and CgA was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; normal < 109 ng/mL). Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Results: Pancreatic surgical resections (n = 30) were R0, 26; R1, 2; and R2, 2. Preoperatively, NETest score was elevated in all 30 patients (44.7 ± 27), but postoperatively, NETest scores significantly decreased (p = 0.006) to POD30 (24.7 ± 24). The proportion of patients (15/30) with an elevated score significantly decreased by POD30 (p < 0.0001). CgA levels were elevated preoperatively (184 ± 360 ng/mL) in only 9/30 patients, but did not decrease significantly postoperatively at POD30 (260 ± 589 ng/mL, p = 0.398). The number of patients with elevated CgA levels remained unchanged (9/30). Conclusions: The NETest is an accurate diagnostic biomarker for PanNETs (100%). A decrease in NETest levels after radical resection suggests this blood test provides early assessment of surgical efficacy. CgA had no clinical utility.
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U2 - 10.1245/s10434-020-08425-6
DO - 10.1245/s10434-020-08425-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 32253675
AN - SCOPUS:85083380323
VL - 27
SP - 3928
EP - 3936
JO - Annals of Surgical Oncology
JF - Annals of Surgical Oncology
SN - 1068-9265
IS - 10
ER -